Double-Decker Die-Hards: The Airlines That Have Flown Both The Airbus A380 & The Boeing 747

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The Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 are two iconic giants that once ruled the skies as the pinnacle of long-haul travel. While the aviation industry has since seen many advancements, these double-decker aircraft redefined air travel with their impressive size, capacity, and range. Despite these two aircraft being formidable competitors in the industry, some airlines have chosen not to play favorites and have operated both types at some point in their histories. Let’s find out which ones for today’s video!
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@Rocketman1583 10 месяцев назад

basically almost all a380 carriers

@jaydentillett7466 10 месяцев назад

🙏🏽🙏🏽

@Trivako 10 месяцев назад

QUEEN OF DA SKIES

@janetcsg 7 месяцев назад

KING OF THE SKIES

@christainmarks106 10 месяцев назад

Lufthansa owning one of the best & largest maintenance companies plays a big role in them being able to make the 747 profitable im sure. Plus… i’m sure they get a lot of customers that want to fly with them because they still are flying the 747 for passenger flights. Nostalgia can be a hell of a drug. And boy oh boy can it bring in a ton of money if played right Lol

@stradivarioushardhiantz5179 10 месяцев назад

A380 + 747-8i = Lufthansa + Korean Air

@jaydentillett7466 10 месяцев назад

Do you think when pilots switch controls, meaning when one pilot is no longer in charge, the other one is, you think the pilots ever graze their hands on the throttle and fall in love?

@IshaanGupta00 10 месяцев назад

Damn bruh chill

@d.b.cooper1 10 месяцев назад

Brokeback Altitude at 38k ft

@bftjoe 10 месяцев назад

Do you think there is only 1 set of controls? Redundancy is the name of the game.

@inrain_bows 10 месяцев назад

You missed China Southern - they operated B747 freighters as well

@composimple364 10 месяцев назад

You forgot about China Southern. Operated 747F since 2002 for 20 years. That's 11 years of concurrent operation.

@chandrachurniyogi8394 6 месяцев назад

both the B747-8 & A380-800 are still viable from an operator's point view . . . next generation aerospace engineering can actually make large quad jets economical to run than thought was possible before . . . the British full service carrier could do with some 21 additional A380-800 airframes . . .

@stevenholt1867 9 месяцев назад

biggest is best

@Sophiebliek 10 месяцев назад

Qatar does operate A380's With B747-8F's so your information is incorrect on that part

@carlmaster9690 10 месяцев назад

Lufthansa also operates the A340-300 and A340-600s concurrently with both the A380-800s and 27 747s (eight -400s and 8Is)

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

They 340s will start being retired as soon as they take delivery of more 350s they have on order. That and the 747-400's.

@Your_Local_Nerd 10 месяцев назад

Lufthansa flies like every single plane they even ordered some 777Xs

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

@@Your_Local_Nerd They do have an unusually complex wide body fleet (but will consolidate around the 350 and 777-9s as they are delivered). Narrow bodies are exclusively variants of the 320 series. They don't fly or have on order any narrow bodies from Boeing, nor the 330NEO's and 220s.

@briuiwnw7229nurjwnqoaakne 10 месяцев назад

nO yOucAn’t kEeP oPeRAting 3 tYPes oF jUMboS tHEy’rE sO inNEficent Lufthansa: 🗿

@magical_catgirl 10 месяцев назад

Between 1979 and 1985, Qantas was a single aircraft type fleet, only operating 747s. The last 5 were withdrawn from service a year earlier then planned due to the Australian border closure in 2020.

@Ishaanbiniwale 10 месяцев назад

Bassically the pandemic beeped both planes except lufthansa

@KQPianos_music 10 месяцев назад

China Southern should count then because they had 747 for cargo

@ProAvgeek6328 10 месяцев назад

yup

@theshadowman1398 10 месяцев назад

No matter what some simpletons say these jumbo’s are unmissable and irreplaceable on many long haul flight.

@marlontharusha5171 10 месяцев назад

I think you missed China Southern

@imwsss726 10 месяцев назад

Only 747Fs, but indeed they're still jumbos.

@Rasscasse 10 месяцев назад

Does or did China Southern have A380s ?

@imwsss726 10 месяцев назад

@@Rasscasse They did, five of them.

@marlontharusha5171 10 месяцев назад

@@imwsss726 exactly, just like Emirates and Etihad

@marlontharusha5171 10 месяцев назад

@@Rasscasse until 2022. As far as I know they were the only airline to operate A380s on domestic routes

@janetcsg 7 месяцев назад

Both planes were great .It’s a shame that there wasn’t enough need for them.

@Rasscasse 10 месяцев назад

Interesting to see those who were running them at the same time. Good video

@CoSmicGoesRacing 10 месяцев назад

Asiana, Korean, and Lufthansa are the only ones operating both types for passenger operations.

@heidirabenau511 10 месяцев назад

@@CoSmicGoesRacingSingapore Airlines does not operate the passenger 747.

@Rasscasse 10 месяцев назад

True. But we can let them be in the club because they are still running the Queens as freighters

@nurrizadjatmiko21 10 месяцев назад

I am still a huge fan of the A380, 747, and even the A340 and i am never thought several carriers decided to retired to quadjets 3 years ago due to the pandemic and low air travel demand and i have to say, 2020 was the most paintful year for the quadjets around the world. If you are a big fan of the Boeing 747, an analysis data as of July 2023, reveal that at least a total of 460 Boeing 747s are still flying around the world. As for the A380 as of September 2023, at least 210 Superjumbos are still in active service. The Airbus A340 however has at least of 128 that are still in active service.

@GarlandTexasSpotter2024 10 месяцев назад

Lufthansa is the only airline to have all 3 quadjets in service

@nurrizadjatmiko21 10 месяцев назад

Indeed

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

You overestimate by quite a margin how many 380s are currently in active service. 210 is the number after accounting for official retirements. There are still quite a few that are not currently flying at EK (25+). QR, LH, KE, EY, etc. The number actively in service is much closer to 150.

@CoSmicGoesRacing 10 месяцев назад

@@johniii8147 150 is still a lot all things considered. Only 251 A380s (minus the prototypes) were made and having at least more than half still flying is impressive despite not selling well.

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

@@CoSmicGoesRacing I wouldn't consider that impressive. That's roughly 60% built operating of a relatively new aircraft. That number will only decline at the decade goes on. QR, KE, OZ have plans to retire them in the 2026-2028 time frame. That will leave the aircraft with only 7 operators before the end of the decade.

@packersdk 10 месяцев назад

Virgin Atlantic was almost on this list, and they were supposed to be i think a launch customer for the A380, but cancelled the order last second for financial issues.

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

It was well known for years before the official cancelation that they would never take the 380. It wasn't because of financial issues. Turned out it was just too large for them given their limited network and not much connecting traffic at LHR. They waited until they ordered the 330 and 350 and the deposits from the 380 order were transferred over to the new orders.

@Z01Xy 10 месяцев назад

what about china eastern?

@UPS-F-km9ni 10 месяцев назад

Doesn't Qatar Airways still have a 747-8i in its fleet for government/VIP use, as well as 2 747-8F's in their fleet as well for their cargo operations?

@NaenaeGaming 10 месяцев назад

Qatar Airways never flew the 747-8i, only the -200 and SP. Qatar Amiri Flight regularly flies the 747-8i as a VIP transport.

@UPS-F-km9ni 10 месяцев назад

@@NaenaeGaming Qatar Airways do operate 2 747-8F's in their cargo fleet, cause if you go on FR24, and type QTR (callsign for Qatar Airways) and look at their fleet, it shows they have the 2 747-8F's A7-BGA and A7-BGB

@gameboylyrik2801 10 месяцев назад

5:41 Lufthansa operates every 4 engine airplane, A380s, 747, and A340s.

@j3j326 10 месяцев назад

British Airways proud A380 operator + 747 pre-pandemic

@thegametrain7 10 месяцев назад

"Forced to retire" Me still seeing a380,s making their way to schiphol aiport.

@janetcsg 7 месяцев назад

😢😢😢😢😢😢

@JKS62B50 10 месяцев назад

Imagine the gorgeous 747-8I in that beautiful current Etihad livery...

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

Honestly, the 747 just looks dated now after almost 50 years in service.

@gorillaengineering 10 месяцев назад

Doesn't Qatar have a 747-8 freighter?

@johniii8147 10 месяцев назад

2 of them.

@Bacchusmbt 10 месяцев назад

Sorry, A380 ain’t that iconic. Certainly not at the level of the Queen of the Skies.

@kevinj2412 10 месяцев назад

What's iconic about a 380? Only that it's the biggest, when it has accomplished everything the Queen has, and for as long as she has, then you can call it iconic.

@Your_Local_Nerd 10 месяцев назад

Huh? At first I thought you were complementing the A380 but then it sounded like you weren’t